Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-11
Stories OF Gurviyors.

Stories Of Survivors.
Brakeman Parker says that he was on the
second car and had just gone on to the for
ward platte RIM to 90 to the front car when be
FELT severe shock and was confident that the
rain had left the rails. He knew he was some-
where near the bridge and jumping for
,afety rolled over and over down the bank.
When he brought up, be was within q few
feet Of the river He saw the passenger cars
20 down and running to q house near by pro-
cured q team and drove to White River juno
lion to give the alarm to the railway officials
and citizens as quickly as he could. All the
engines at White River Junction, includ-
ing the Shutters, were set to whistling
10 arouse the people The officials made up
train as soon as they could, and with ply
sicians, citizens, railway help and wrecking
apparatus went to the scene OF the disaster.
Before the relief train started the light of the
burning cars was plainly seen from the juno
lion, and was observed for about
pine hour. When the train reached the
rapid that the bridge and the four cars were
practically destroyed Akew burning tim
bers were seen and the iron work Of the cars
was scattered over the ice
Edward F. Dillon and Albin G.. Veazey,
two Dartsmouth College students were in
first left the track, Dillon leaped down from
his berth and ran toward the rear
door, calling to veazey to follow
him. Then the crash came and Veazey
found himself held fast to the top Of his berth
by part of the weight Of truck which rested
on q beam that held him. For while he
was unable to move He is stocky young
fellow. half back on his football team, and
full Of pluck. His athletic training stood
him in good stead. Bracing himself as well
as he could, he pushed backward with all
his strength toward the cold air, which he
felt on his feet His left arm gave way. Il
had been broken at the wrist For while
he lay half sick with pain. He thrust out his
right arm, and some one standing by grasped
but after tngging for five minutes
dropped the arm saying: mo use. /
can't get you OUT This discouraged Yea
zey, but he did not lose heart. After rest
ing minute he tried again. By resting on
his right arm and pushing hard he managed
crawl backwards from under the cruel
weight that held him and slowly made his
way into the free air. Dillon was burned to
death. I.
The first to 60 to the rescue Of the pas
sengers generally were engineer Charles
Fierce and his fireman. BY the time they
reached the imprisoned passengers the wreck
was all on fire. They hurried to the
first coach and there were discov-
cred conductor Sturtevant pinned down
uuu6I b W6lRlG OF GlmD6fA lQOy
sprang to his rescue and bravely sought to
release him. They broke one car window to
get at him, but in vain. and tried another
with the same success Then they hammered
away at the frame of third, and this time
they got at him. Each got hold of an
arm and pulled and hauled with all
their might, and at last got him out, but
not before his legs and body were fearfully
burned, the clothes dropping from off him.
Besides his burns. his ribs and thigh bones
we're broken He was laid out upon
The ice, and the rescuers FASTENED
20 extricate other unfortunates They
lext came to Maria Sadler, of Ormstown,
quebec. She was pinned down by heavy,
broken timbers, and was unable to move
The mon got hold of her, and pulled with
I'll their strength. At last theygot her free
0ut they broke her ankle in doing SO.
A heartrending story is told Of the death
i Edward Frank Dillon, the college student.
" hen the accident happened he was pinned
Town with heavy wreckage He saw that
ne was not hurt, but was so securely i'm
ori soned that he could not move hand or
loot: People eongregated about him and
srled frantically to release him, but car
wheels and other material Law across his
breast. He talked nationally to those about
aim, sending message to bis mother
: The IRE approached nearer and nearer. and
the efforts of the rescuers were unavailing
20 save him. Piteously he appealed TO them
% save him, although he knew this was i'm
possible. As the fire reached him he gave
one last cry and closed his eyes. In the
presence OF at least o score of men he was
burned to death.
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